The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-18

night-$4a if there is no mistake any
where.
]. d. Spreckels & Bros have bought
the bark w w. Case, employed trad
ing between San Francisco and Ka-
hului, for $4,000.
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There was a California dinner at the
Club House on Saturday evening, and
George can do it some more, as he
keeps an ice house on the premises.
Gus Brown, the champion catch-as-
catch-can wrestler and light weight
pugilist of the Pacific Coast, was
passenger by the Alameda for the
Colonies.
The best things to have laid by for
a rainy day are an umbrella and an in
surance policy in the Mutual Life In
surance Company Of New York. S. G.
Wilder agent. NV
There was rousing house at the
Blue Ribbon League entertainment
Saturday night The performance was
one Of the best yet, besides being
topped off with an ice cream festival.
Charles Akau, second officer of the
first police watch, died yesterday after
noon. He was born at Hilo, his father
was a Chinaman, and he was well liked
by his comrades on the force.
McCarthy's billiard hall and the Fort
street shooting gallery and bowling
alley we're thronged all Saturday eve
ming. The British man.of-war's men
take fondly to rifle practice on shore.
Mr. w. Turner, King street, is max
ing grand display OF clocks. A pass
ing glance shows large variety Of
time-keepers in the window, but the
proprietor says there are whole cases
Of them at the wharf to be opened out
directly.
Mr.. II. A. Richter, proprietor of the
Victoria restaurant, has his hand in a
sling from getting it crushed by an
iron door. He cannot tell yet whether
the joints of the hand will any of them
be made permanently stiff from the
accident 1t is to be hoped not.
The European mail for Australia, ex
Alameda, left New York on the and
and was due at San Francisco on the
afternoon Of the 9Th, but did not arrive
until II;Io the following day. owing to
some hitch in the connection between
New York and Omaha The Alamo
da's departure was therefore delayed
nearly twenty-four hours
Sir William Wiseman, Bart, com
mander of II. b. M. S. Caroline, enter
tains King Kalakaua at breakfast on
board that ship this morning His
Majesty gave a dinner to Sir William
officers OF the Caroline, Major Wode
house British Commissioner and Ha
waiian magnates, civil and military, or
Friday night.
The Bulletin says that "Mr. vii
liams, manager of Spreckelsville plan
tation, Maui, has resigned his position
on account of i'll health, in favor of Mr.
Morrison, to take effect on June Ist.
This announcement will be received
with regret, as Mr.. Williams has made
fine record as a successful planter
on the largest plantation in the group
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AT four o'clock this afternoon tn,
Knau sails on a special excursion 70
the Volcano. On her last trip sh,
brought word of smoke still pouring
out Of Mauna Loa, while new lax
has opened up In Kilauea, the destina
ton ofthe tourists Mr. Maby, keepe
Of the Volcano House, reports con
siderable light from the reflection @
the fire at night $3.50
The box plan for the tableaux an,
comic performance tonight was prett
well dotted over with pre-empted seat
by Saturday evening 1t will probabl
be filled up before the close Of bus
ness hours to-day, Not only o.
account of the benevolent object, bu
OF the reputation Of the actors, is thi
entertainment likely to prove one
the greatest successes scored thl
season at the Opera House,
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